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52240

Cetyl alcohol

puriss., ≥99.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

1-Hexadecanol, Palmityl alcohol

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)15OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
242.44
EC Number:
253-149-0
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1748475
MDL number:
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InChI key

BXWNKGSJHAJOGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C16H34O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17/h17H,2-16H2,1H3

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO

grade

puriss.

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

bp

190 °C/15 mmHg (lit.)

mp

49-50 °C

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

nwg

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Eddy Castellanos Gil et al.
European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V, 69(1), 303-311 (2007-12-07)
A novel oral controlled delivery system for propranolol hydrochloride (PPL) was developed and optimized using wet granulation process. We are studying the ability of subcoating with Kollidon VA 64 as a barrier to water penetration in matrix cores combined hydrophilic
Daniel Wehrung et al.
Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces, 94, 259-265 (2012-03-06)
The main objective of the study is to investigate the efficacy of Gelucire 44/14 (gelucire) in facilitating formation of cetyl alcohol (CA)-based nanoparticle (NP) and to assess the effects on key NP properties and functions. NPs from oil-in-water nanoemulsion precursors
Maria K Ratajczak et al.
Biophysical journal, 93(6), 2038-2047 (2007-05-29)
Adding cholesterol to monolayers of certain phospholipids drives the separation of liquid-ordered from liquid-disordered domains. The ordered phases appear to contain stoichiometric complexes of cholesterol and phospholipid. Furthermore, it has been suggested that the cholesterol in these complexes has a
N Dashti et al.
Chemosphere, 70(3), 475-479 (2007-08-07)
Bacteria and fungi in pristine and oily desert soil samples were counted on inorganic medium aliquots containing 0.5% hexadecane, hexadecanol, hexadecanal or hexadecanoic acid, as sole sources of carbon and energy. It was found that the carbon and energy source
Dhanalakshmi S Anbukumar et al.
Journal of lipid research, 51(5), 1085-1092 (2009-12-19)
Neutrophils are important in the host response against invading pathogens. One chemical defense mechanism employed by neutrophils involves the production of myeloperoxidase (MPO)-derived HOCl. 2-Chlorohexadecanal (2-ClHDA) is a naturally occurring lipid product of HOCl targeting the vinyl ether bond of

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